Running For Trevor

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Member Since:

Jul 14, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records

26.2----------2:58:45 09/15/2012 Top of Utah Marathon

13.1--------1:17:55 11/02/2013 Snow Canyon
10k---------38:10 03/2013 Hale Freezes Over 10k
5k----------18:48 09/2012 Spanish Fork 5k

Short-Term Running Goals:

My goal is to continue to enjoy running and maybe get faster a long the way! :)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run until I am 100 years old!

Personal:

I decided to join to hold myself accountable for my training and because I love learning from others running experiences. I just started running a little over a year ago and have a lot to learn. I work fulltime as a Manager of Telecommunications for Intermountain Healthcare and go to school online through Weber State University. If you want to know more check out my blog: www.runningfortrevor.blogspot.com

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics 2160 Lifetime Miles:						362.50
Asics Racing Flats Lifetime Miles:						60.20
New Balance Nimbus Lifetime Miles:						443.00
Mizuno Waves Yellow Lifetime Miles:						419.75
Mizuno Waves Pink Lifetime Miles:						493.83
New Balance 950 Lifetime Miles:						406.55
Pearl Izumi's Iso Shift Lifetime Miles:						394.10
Asics Yellow Lifetime Miles:						490.25
Saucony Blue Lifetime Miles:						429.00
Saucony Mirage Pink Lifetime Miles:						574.90
Saucony Mirage Green Lifetime Miles:						461.45
Kinvara 2 Purple Lifetime Miles:						440.25
Saucony Mirage Blue Lifetime Miles:						443.60
Orange Mizuno Waves Lifetime Miles:						510.25
Kinvara Pink Lifetime Miles:						475.54
Altra Olympus Purple Lifetime Miles:						22.70
Virrata Pink Lifetime Miles:						11.30

Mon, Sep 17, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	3.00

3 miles, 8:58 pace. I actually feel pretty good which only means I need to practice better self control this week and not do anything stupid!

More marathon thoughts: I didn't want to make my race report any longer than it already was so I saved some crap for today.

Nutrition/Hydration: I'm sure nobody really cares about this but I like to have record for myself. It is good to look back and see what I did when things work correctly. Breakfast was a bagel, banana, and 20 ounces of gatorade. At least 55 grams of carbs. I took 3.5 gels throughout the race at miles 9, 15, 20, and half a gel at 24. I drank plenty of fluids....maybe even too much for the cooler temps. But knowing my high sweat rate and history of dehyration I would rather be safe than sorry. Having my family on the course with water bottles the last 8 miles of the race really helped and made hydrating feel easy. Between the gatorade and gels I'd estimate that I took in about 700 calories throughout the run.
Now that I have officially set a PR in every single distance including PR'ing in the marathon 3 times I think I can (maybe) officially retire the "PR outfit"? I am the most superstitious person ever and have drawers of cute running clothes but just haven't been able to stray from the PR outfit!
While I'm on the topic of clothing I'd like to blame my marathon brain on the fact that I ran with one arm sleeve up and one down for the last 16 miles of the marathon. Seriously hilarious...wow! And for those that have asked the arm sleeves are $1.00 socks that I cut off...to make into arm warmers. I had full intentions of ditching them after the first few miles.
My garmin measured 26.5 miles which clearly the course is certified and is only 26.2 and if I'm really that stupid and ran my tangents that badly than I'm just an idiot. The more likely explanation is that the satelite reception in the canyon was off. Anyway the point is I need to learn how to auto lap on my watch because being that far off of the course markings really messed with my head towards the end. The main reason I am upset about this is since I measure .5 instead of .2 it shows that I only mustered up a wussy 6:28 pace for my final kick. I'm pretty sure I was going faster than that for the actual .2 and I'd really like to know my split!
My half splits I think (garmin was off and my chip did not register at the halfway mark)were 1:27:38/1:31:07. A positive split was inevitable on this course but I have to wonder how much the feet pain through miles 15-23 slowed me down. I guess I'll never know and will just have to run it again next year to find out.
My feet are fine now and it is frustrating that this happens when running hills/distance. I'd like to get it figured out before I attempt another marathon. I need someone to watch or video tape me running hills and try to pinpoint what it is I'm doing wrong. I might not be able to change my form but I'd like to try to figure out if that is possible. I've also heard that the Newton brand shoes offer more support in the forefront so maybe I'll experiment with trying some different shoes as well.
I did not give any credit in my report yesterday to the amazing organization of the event. TOU truly has it all figured out and if it weren't for the Moose on the road I may have strayed off course towards the end. "Just follow the moose", and "Common you can make it to the next green Moose" may have gone through my head more than once...
I had created dedication miles before the race for miles 18-26 and as cheesy as it is I think it really helped. 18-20 were ran for my training partner in crime JulieC! She always makes me go fast at the end of a LR and I just pictured her by my side and us running fast together just like in training. This is also when the feet pain was intense and I know Julie is constantly running through pain so it helped me to focus. 21-23 were for my friend Julia who was running a 50 mile trail race in Wisconsin at the same time I was running a marathon. 23-25 were for my family and ironically this is were I saw my family the most so that helped. 25 was for Sam and 26 of course for Trevor.

Okay enough crap for now. Tomorrow I will bore you with my post marathon recovery rules. I do not have an Andrea at my house so you all will have to hold me accountable! ;)

Orange Mizuno Waves Miles: 3.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Andrea on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:28:38 from 72.37.171.52

First of all, super congrats to you on your race on Saturday. Jake and I talked about you and your race for at least 30 minutes yesterday b/c we were so excited for you! Also, love your family and so glad we were able to go out to lunch with you guys.

To your points -

- I think you've got the fueling thing figured out perfectly. I think that if you are trained correctly, the fueling is the biggest factor to finishing strong.

- Nothing wrong with a PR outfit! Although I do have an extra Saucony outfit if you'd like it :O

- I agree, it's super hard to not let the Garmin splits get into your head.

- Maybe this recovery time will enable the feet to get better. Massage!

- I am definitely going to try dedication miles the next time I go for the marathon distance.

Don't worry, I'll make sure to keep you somewhat accountable! Just keep in mind...you lose no fitness for 10 days so take advantage of that.

From JulieC on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:39:38 from 67.41.189.73

did you hear that Rachelle??? 10 days of cooling it :D. a dream come true!! I think Andrea speaks from experience with pushing it too fast after her marathon. Okay Rachelle-- thanks for thinking of me!! I will definitely be thinking of you the last 2 miles of SG as I try to run "fast" like in our long runs. Vomiting comes to mind when I think of that ending!!! I think I need to be hypnotized--- they hypnotist can say something like "you are getting faster and faster and faster, your body is getting younger and younger and younger-- when I snap my fingers you will run like Rachelle!!" ; D.

From Jake K on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:39:57 from 155.100.226.191

Run w/ the pup - when she starts to almost die, then back off the pace :-)

I'm glad you wrote all this out. Its extremely valuable information. Especially the nutrition stuff. You have the taper / fueling down perfectly. Don't mess with this formula or change a thing in the future. This is such a hard thing to figure out and you have nailed it several times in a row.

Hey another thing I just thought of... you beat the open MEN'S Boston qualifying time... by 7 minutes!

From JulieC on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:53:04 from 67.41.189.73

okay-- as far as racing goes-- UVM vs TOU??? thoughts...???? no giant wave like hills in TOU but you got lots of turns the last 6 miles. last 6 miles uvm it is a straight shoot but the early rollers on harder concrete??? what are your thoughts elite runner? (of course we are not taking into an acount ridiculous headwinds like this year for uv).

From Jake K on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:04:23 from 155.100.226.191

If weather is the same (ie. UVM 2011 when it was nice and cool like TOU this year), I think UVM is a faster course. Especially now that they've changed the beginning of it and made those early miles a little more downhill. For me its all about where the hills are - the rollers by the reservoir at UVM come so early in the race. And once you get past the mile 16 hill, the rest of the course is a breeze... no turns, and perfect gradual downhill (other than one little bump at 23). The hard part of TOU comes at a bad time in any marathon... 18.5-20 is where people start to fade even on a flat course.

That's my 2 cents, for what its worth, now that I've run both (in almost exactly the same weather conditions).

From JulieC on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:09:58 from 67.41.189.73

I think you are right Jake-- I forgot that they changed the course to go downhill from the start. When I ran it we ran uphill for a bit. And then comes into play those that are late bloomers (peak late) and those that peak early. I seem to be a June peaker. I will be lucky if October is my thing this year ; D.

From Rachelle on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:18:16 from 199.190.170.21

Andrea - thanks and yes you better keep an eye on me. :)

Julie - you don't need a hypnotist you need to relax and believe in yourself!

Jake - The pup is not a morning person but I might have to turn her into one. And maybe I'll have to dress like a man and make an apperance at Boston 2013! :)

Now for the big debate....I definitely think I agree with Jake. It is kind of hard to say (and most likely based on personal preference) because the hills at UVM are tougher but they come early enough to make them manageable. The last 8 miles of TOU are hard and going from downhill to flat/gradual uphill is definitely hard. They are just such different courses and if UVM is ran correctly (negative split) with good weather I really think it's faster. I'm planning to run it in 2013 again so I guess I'll let you know if I still feel the same after that. :)

From Carina on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:26:29 from 204.15.86.83

Thanks so much for sharing, did you practice fueling on your long runs? did you fuel as much on them?

Julie- I also think UVM is faster, TOU is much more mentally challenging in the end!!

From Rachelle on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:42:02 from 199.190.170.21

Carina - truth be told no I was not very good at practicing on my LR's. I do not run fast on my LR's so I didn't necessarily need as much fuel. I did however practice at least taking 1 gel while running during my longer runs.

From RAD on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:55:33 from 98.202.23.178

Beautiful recovery run, and thanks for sharing your thoughts on all this with us! I love to get the 'inside track' on all you speedy people! :)

From Andy on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 18:38:18 from 199.190.170.24

Congrats on such a well run race. Glad that you were finally rewarded with good weather at a marathon. My Garmin has always measured TOU the longest out of any marathon I have run. It's a combination of poor satellite coverage in the canyon and the winding nature of the course.

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